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The correct spelling is cutoff.
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noun
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The correct spelling is cutoff. The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
- 2.A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
- 3.A device that stops the flow of a current.
- 4.A device for saving steam by regulating its admission to the cylinder (see quotation at cut-off).
- 5.A cessation in a flow or activity.
adjective
- 1.Constituting a limit or ending.
- 2.Designating a score or value demarcating the presence (or absence) of a disease, condition, or similar.
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